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Music Diddy’s Attorney Calls Mixed Verdict “A Great Victory” Despite Denied Bail Yesterday, a jury found Diddy not guilty of three out of the five counts he was facing, including sex trafficking and racketeering. By Caroline Fisher July 03, 2025
Music Cassie’s Husband Alex Fine Shares Moving Statement After Her Testimony In Diddy Trial Cassie took the stand for the final time today amid her ex-boyfriend Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025
Music Lil Woody Calls Out Young Thug For Forgiving YFN Lucci But Not Gunna Young Thug has been at odds with Gunna ever since he accepted a plea deal in the YSL RICO case back in 2022. By Cole Blake November 12, 2025
Music Adin Ross Breaks Silence On Drake & Stake Gambling Lawsuit The lawsuit against Adin Ross argues that online gambling “threatens the welfare of Missouri residents and especially its young people." By Cole Blake October 29, 2025
Music Teyana Taylor Reveals She Needs Immediate Surgery After Discovery Of Benign Growth On Vocal Cord Teyana Taylor's issue is thankfully noncancerous, but it's still an unfortunate setback and we are wishing her the best. By Zachary Horvath August 06, 2025
Music Ray J Hospitalized After Experiencing Extreme Chest Pain Ray J has been through a lot emotionally and mentally lately, but unfortunately things are not getting any easier for the 44-year-old. By Zachary Horvath January 08, 2026
Music 50 Cent Receives Unsavory Co-Sign From Donald Trump Jr. 50 Cent has been known to be one of the biggest haters ever, and now, that reputation has caught the eye of Donald Trump Jr. By Alexander Cole December 24, 2025
Music Maui Police Chief Seeks Apology After “Outrageous" Diddy Lawsuit Dismissal This week, a lawsuit filed against Diddy, Druski, and Odell Beckham Jr earlier this year was dismissed by a judge. By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music 21 Savage Shares Conflicted Thoughts On Young Thug & Gunna Beef While 21 Savage hasn't worked with Gunna since the YSL RICO case, he has linked up with Young Thug on multiple occasions. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 12, 2025
Music What Happened To Dr Dre & Kendrick Lamar's "The Recipe" Music Video? "The Recipe," which wound up being a bonus cut, was the first promotional single for Kendrick Lamar's classic "good kid, m.A.A.d city." By Zachary Horvath December 08, 2025
Music Kanye West's Nazism Gets Him Banned From Brazil This is actually not the first time that Kanye West has been prohibited from performing in Brazil within the last year and change. By Zachary Horvath December 04, 2025
Music 50 Cent's "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" Could Result In A Legal Battle With Diddy Diddy and his team aren't happy about the way 50 Cent and Netflix obtained footage for "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Cole Blake December 02, 2025